One of our favorite dinner spots at Walt Disney World is definitely the Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue. The food is great. The show is amazing. The ambiance is playful.

Our most recent trip to Disney World was to celebrate my husband's 40th birthday. Perhaps you read about his poopy birthday party already. We had fun celebrating at home. But I am ALWAYS up for any excuse to head to Orlando. And a 40th birthday is nothing to shrug off and let simply pass by. I booked us a room at Coronado Springs Resort and got a table at the Hoop Dee Doo.

*I've written about Coronado Springs before. We stayed there in December 2017. I'll be posting about our experience this time later.

We drove our car from our hotel to the Fort Wilderness Campgrounds. From the Outpost we hoped on a Disney bus and rode it down to the settlement. For the first time ever, in our Disney experience, everything went without a hitch and we made it to Pioneer Hall in record time... which meant we had an excess of time to kill before we needed to check in. Luckily, there is a playground.

Weddings are so exciting. Disney is magical. Smash the two together and you have an incredible experience!

No, I did not get married at Disney. It actually did not even cross my mind. My wedding was a classic, über traditional church ceremony followed by a fabulous, country club reception.

Both of my sisters got married in 2014. One eloped (smart girl, saved herself lots of stress and headaches). The other chose Disney as her venue. You may or may not know this, but we are Disney people. (I hope you know that.)

So, why am I writing this more than two years later?

I don't know.

Honestly, I am surprised that I have never previously written about that weekend. I am shocked that I didn't share anything from it on the site. Sure, I wrote about the Resort. We stayed at the Grand Floridian. And it definitely lives up to its name.

In November 2014, we were in Disney for my sister's wedding. She chose three hotels for her guests to stay in: The Grand Floridian, Port Orleans Riverside and Pop Century.

We pulled up to the valet unloading driveway by the front door. We literally had a car full of stuff. It's never simple (or light) to travel with little ones. We opted to have the valets take care of our luggage and car. This costs $20/day, but we decided to take full advantage of all this Resort had to offer. (You do not have to use the valet services.) This was a luxury we will be using again. It was so nice to just check in without having to lug all of the luggage while simultaneously trying to contain the monsters.

Stu and the kiddos walked around the lobby. They wanted to check out the life-sized gingerbread house... it's incredible. The sell delicious good out of it. And it smells divine! Yum.

While my peeps were scoping the place out, I checked us in. I wanted to see where we were in relation to the rest of our family. They had us all in one building, and my parents were with the bride in a completely different building. The bride's room was fairly close to the lobby, so she would not have to travel far in her wedding dress. (They really think of everything.)

Because we were valeting the car, the bellhop offered us a ride to our room. Sweet! Buddy was totally stoked to ride on a Disney golf cart (he's a huge fan of all WDW transportation).